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Goalkeeper

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring

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Senses

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the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
goaliegoaltendernetkeepernetminder
plural
Goalkeepers
possessive
Goalkeeper's
pluralpossessive
Goalkeepers'